Stephen Kenny can be delighted with his sides performance tonight against a team that is ranked eighth in the world, with one of the greatest players to ever play the game in Ronaldo. What a crushing blow for this Irish side though, they were minutes away from an epic win. Questions do have to be asked about the officials though, especially the back on Aaron Connolly that was surely a penalty?
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Ireland manager Stephen Kenny says Portugal are a brilliant team but questions some of the officials' decisions. 'The players have been heroic. It's a tough one to lose.'
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Ireland have another massive game against Azerbaijan on Saturday evening, surely this will give them great hope going into the weekend. A lot of good young players there for the future.